How to pay into your current account

You can pay into your current account:

• in a Nationwide branch
• from another account by bank transfer
• at a cash machine inside or directly outside a Nationwide branch
• by post with cheques.

The amount of cash you can pay in at any Nationwide branch counter is £5,000 per account, per day.

You will need your current account card or proof of identification, like your passport or driving licence.

If you are paying a large amount of cash, we will need to ask you questions like where the money came from and how you use your account. We may also need to ask for extra documentation to prove where the money came from.

You can also pay in coins or cash, but please check our page before you visit to find out what we can accept.

Anyone — including you — can pay into your current account using an account with another building society or a bank. The sender will need:

You can find your sort code and account number on:

• the front of your Nationwide card
• the top of your current account statement
• the banking app, under your current account's name
• the internet bank, under your current account's name
• each cheque in your chequebook.

Insert the card for the current account you want to pay into at a Nationwide branch’s cash machine. Then choose the option to make a deposit.

• Cash limit: you can pay in up to £2,500 in cash each day.
• Cheque limit: you can pay in up to £50,000 in cheques each day. The maximum for a single cheque is £2,000.

You can pay into your current account by post using cheques.